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What Will Make Grandma Use Her Fitbit Longer?: Michigan State University
November 19, 2019
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 19 [TNSmedicalresearch-Telemedicine and e-Health journal] -- Michigan State University issued the following news release:

For older adults, Fitbits and other activity trackers may be popular gifts, but they may not be used for very long.

While counterintuitive, engaging in competition with family and friends decreases the odds of long-term use among older adults, perhaps because they feel it's demotivating, according to a new Michigan S . . .

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